Packaging Engineer (Temporary) in London

We are on a mission to produce the UK's best-tasting and highest quality kombucha. Plus, we’re certified organic: better for you and better for the environment.

We’re a proud B Corp and featured on The Sunday Times Best Places to Work list in 2024 and 2025. You’ll find MOMO in Ocado, Riverford, GAIL’s, Planet Organic, Whole Foods Market, and over 1,200 independents.

We are looking for a detail-driven engineer to join our engineering team (currently two engineers) to take responsibility for the maintenance, reliability, and engineering performance of our bottling line - in close collaboration with our Packaging Lead. As Packaging Engineer, you will act as the technical owner of bottling equipment, ensuring our line is well-maintained, reliable, and engineered to deliver consistent quality and scalable throughput.

You will own bottling line maintenance planning and execution, while also looking for opportunities for performance optimisation, design improvements, and continuous improvement initiatives. The focus is on building out robust, maintainable systems that reduce downtime, improve repeatability, and support MOMO’s growth.

Initially, you will prioritise establishing strong bottling line maintenance and reliability. Once embedded, your focus will increasingly shift towards performance optimisation, line upgrades, and engineering projects to support scale-up and future site relocation.

As Packaging Engineer at MOMO, you will play a pivotal role in scaling our packaging from ~45,000 bottles per week to 250,000+ over the coming years, delivering on line upgrades and engineering projects to support us getting there.

• Bottling line maintenance & reliability

• Own the maintenance and reliability of bottling lines, including fillers, cappers, labellers, conveyors, packers, and cleaning systems.
• Plan, execute, and continuously improve preventative and predictive maintenance for bottling equipment.
• Lead root cause analysis for recurring breakdowns and implement permanent engineering fixes.
• Maintain accurate maintenance records, spare parts requirements, and technical documentation for bottling equipment.

• Analyse bottling line performance using OEE, downtime, and failure data to identify equipment constraints.
• Engineer solutions to improve throughput, reliability, and line balance rather than short-term operational workarounds.
• Define and maintain technical standards for bottling line setup, control parameters, and performance limits.
• Support speed increases, changeovers, and process improvements from an engineering perspective.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives across bottling operations, reducing unplanned downtime, waste, and variability.
• Design and validate engineering modifications to improve equipment robustness, maintainability, and safety.
• Document engineering changes and ensure changes are controlled and repeatable.

• Support bottling-related capital projects, including equipment upgrades, refurbishments, and capacity expansion.
• Support equipment specification, supplier engagement, installation, and commissioning activities.
• Provide engineering input into bottling line layout, utilities, and integration for future site relocation and scale-up.

• Ensure bottling equipment is maintained and operated in compliance with food safety, quality, and health & safety requirements.
• Support risk assessments, validations, and engineering change control processes.
• Work with the Quality Lead to investigate bottling-related quality incidents and implement engineering corrective actions.
• Work closely with Production to align maintenance activities with production plans and minimise disruption.
• Collaborate with Production and Compliance teams to ensure bottling systems are reliable, scalable, and audit-ready.
• Act as the primary technical interface with equipment manufacturers and external contractors for bottling equipment.
• Communicate clearly with management on bottling line condition, risks, and investment needs.

3+ years experience in Mechanical, Electrical, Manufacturing, or Process Engineering.

Proven experience maintaining and engineering bottling lines in a drinks manufacturing environment.

Strong hands-on capability across mechanical systems, with working knowledge of electrical and control systems.

Experience implementing preventative maintenance strategies and reliability improvements.

Ability to diagnose complex bottling line failures and engineer permanent solutions.

Experience delivering engineering-led continuous improvement and capital projects.

Solid understanding of food safety, quality systems, and health & safety requirements.

Comfortable working in a scaling, hands-on environment where engineering ownership is critical to performance.

Competitive salary based on experience · Quarterly bonus scheme + share options · Early finish Fridays · £26 days’ holiday, plus 1 extra day every two years (up to 30 days)

MOMO Kombucha wants to be challenged on its operations and processes and is always looking for ways to do better by its team, customers, suppliers, community, and the environment.

Diversity & inclusion: We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.